What you should do if you see a coyote in your neighborhood

Are you seeing more urban coyotes in your neighborhood? You're not alone. Experts say it's typical to see more coyotes roaming in September and October because it's pupping season, and they're out looking for food.
"The coyote pups are typically born in April or May and this is the time of year when they're starting to disperse and go out on their own so you're seeing a lot of younger coyotes that are just kinda wandering around," said Dr. Jon Enyart with Project Wildlife.
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[@RobQuincysFather2012]

“what you should do if you see a coyote in your neighborhood” absolutely nothing and go about your day.

[@roytallericoGunner]

You guys are out of kilter. Those coyotes come for easy prey and food. They will take your small dogs and cats and attack children which has been documented.not on my watch.

[@Tser]

​@@roytallericoGunner This is one of many reasons why small dogs and cats need to be indoors when not directly supervised. People letting cats roam unsupervised is one of the things causing these problems, as mentioned. People are providing easy and abundant prey for them. Keeping pets indoors and keeping trash closed up and unavailable is important or the problem will get worse. Coyotes have definitely attacked toddlers, and rabid coyotes have attacked older children and adults. It is more common now, because of encroachment and the food they get encouraging them into human areas, and then getting them used to humans and losing their fear. However, they are far less dangerous to children than dogs are. There have been two recorded deaths by coyotes (one toddler, one adult) in all of recorded history, but dogs kill 30-50 people per year in the United States alone. I can't imagine how horrific that must have been for the parents to lose their child to a coyote attack, but it's important to realize how rare that is. It is the only known fatal coyote attack on a child period, and the only fatal coyote attack in the United States. In that case the parents were not outside with the toddler; she had wandered out of the house alone and was unsupervised. The government instituted a coyote culling program after this happened. Coyotes are small animals, they're about the same size as a whippet. (On the other hand, eastern coyotes, which are not found in San Diego, are a hybrid between coyotes and wolves, and are larger. However, statistically they don't seem dangerous to humans either, as no eastern coyote has ever killed a human.) I believe another reason people are seeing more coyotes are that coyotes are recorded more, since everyone has cameras everywhere all the time. Coyotes are primarily nocturnal, so I have always seen them at night (since I have always kept weird sleep schedules). Most people wouldn't even realize they were around and have always been around. Now that there are security cams, doorbell cams, and hunting cams people are seeing these normally shy animals more often. Some of the footage in this news clip comes from stationary cameras. All the other footage is from a distance. Young coyotes are not worldly wise -- they haven't learned to be afraid of people yet, or come out only at night. Many of them will not survive, because animals that don't learn those lessons early don't survive in the wild. Their lack of survival skills are why they are seen more during this reckless teenage stage, at this time of year. But even so, the vast majority of these teen coyotes are shy and afraid of humans and do not come close to them.

[@roytallericoGunner]

Yes it's true the food left out attracts them as it does bears in some cities. Cats and dogs are a good supply of food for them also. The climate change brings in more coyotes all the time as the food supply such as rabbits and such have diminished. The deer herds here have taken a brutal beating by coyotes so it's not just in town. The fact is when their normal food supply runs out they adapt and will start taking people. As far as your list of only a few humans being attacked...I think you better look again at totals. I won't give up my space and hide my pets because they are in the area. I will terminate be the problem. Thes toothy devils are worse than Hamus and I have seen it all.

[@Tser]

​@@roytallericoGunner The totals are correct. There have been only two fatalities ever. There's a difference between attacks and fatalities. The only fatality in the United States happened in 1981. Unfortunately the reality is coyotes are here and have always been here. It's not like they only just started attacking pets and getting into trash. We have to deal with things how they are and not how we wish them to be. Killing them does not protect people's pets or kids -- as mentioned, that fatality was in 1981 and we've had culling programs in California since -- so the only way to keep our pets safe is to keep them indoors. And not just from coyotes, obviously -- other people, cars, big dogs, rodent poison, etc. are more prolific killers of pets like cats and small dogs. And there are environmental reasons to keeping cats indoors, for example, as well as good neighborly reasons (I do not appreciate people's cats pooping in my yard, ugh). So even if people don't want to bother protecting their pet cats and small dogs from coyotes, I do hope they're keeping them contained for other reasons. I work with wildlife professionally. I have worked directly with coyotes, up close and personal. Coyotes in Southern California literally weigh between 18-25 pounds. They're so small and shy-natured that I am baffled and a bit amused by news reports like this, fear responses or treat them like an apex predator. Yes, they must be treated with respect, but so should all wild animals, including foxes and raccoons and martens and all the other creatures we have here. (And boar raccoons are far less likely to back down or run away when confronted by a human, and honestly far more intimidating to deal with. And raccoons in some areas are literally bigger than coyotes. Certainly fiercer, haha.

[@roytallericoGunner]

@@Tser they took out a lot of pets here..but what turned me against them was the way they diminished the deer and antelope herds. No...if I see one it gets the green tips. Works everytime

[@thereseember2800]

A coyote in Glendale killed a 5-year-old girl. Neighbors carry big sticks because the coyote packs became aggressive there. In Huntington Beach, 2 coyotes were stalking & attacking toddlers. In Woodland Hills, a coyote was dragging a toddler. Never underestimate them. One coyote was in a garage, aggressively hunting a cat.

[@catherineromero1862]

😅this is a regular occurrence in my neighborhood in the desert. Just one of the neighbors!

[@taiji1478]

I was just going to say that. They literally stroll down the middle of the street on their mysterious errands, sometimes in broad daylight. I wave at them and say, "What's up?" Without CBS 8 reporters, I'd just be so lost as to what I should do...

[@brendamccoy7390]

@@taiji1478😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@taiji1478]

srsly...@@brendamccoy7390

[@naturaldisastergames]

Been seeing coyotes in my neighborhood for 30 years. Not a big deal.

[@leonardosantuario3346]

Nothing? Wtf

[@cocosheabuttarosemaryqueen9204]

I saw one run accross the street off Euclid ave. when I was at the light. Police was next to me at the light saw it. Very sad they are displaced. Be careful if you have a dog

[@reginastrickland9593]

Coyote seen about 10:30 pm chasing a herd of about 10 deer. This was on East 185 and Neff road, Cleveland, Ohio

[@kenc2257]

We live near SE San Diego, and have a coyote that comes by our backyard almost every day. There is also a pair of coyotes that travel together...we see them every once in a while. Coyotes can jump a fairly tall fence (our backyard fence is 6' tall, but angles down a slope--even a feral cat can jump the fence if jumping from upslope to downslope). The coyotes in our area are skittish, and will run away if you shout at them. If you don't "haze" them, these coyotes will just wander around, probably looking for leftover pet food, or water.

[@johnknope1664]

They can jump like 10 feet. People put rollers on fences to stop them from climbing. They are harmless unless your a small pet.

[@tonyguzman6839]

Fencing will not work they can jump over 8 feet high the reason I say that because I seen them jump that high I work for a school district so honestly if you see a pack of coyotes hide if you see one scare it away that's all you can do

[@kenc2257]

I've heard what sounds like a "pack" of coyotes, howling if a police/ambulance siren goes by. The most I've seen together was 2. I wouldn't want to see an entire pack of coyotes.

[@tonyguzman6839]

@@kenc2257 They usually come in pack of 3 or 4

[@smckay6438]

Leave it alone AND DON'T LISTEN TO CBS ABOUT ANYTHING !

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

You're a hundred percent wrong

[@smckay6438]

@@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk ok ! Why ?

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

@@smckay6438 They're right Make a Unpleasant experience they don't want to be there around peoples

[@smckay6438]

@@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk they don't want to be around people naturally! THEY ARE HUNGRY AND WILL NOT STOP UNTILL YOUR PET IS EATEN !or they find a mouse or lizard. Conservation of wilderness with water stations and vegetation for the coyotes and their prey is the answer! I would suggest you look at the examples or duck hunters ! I would suggest coyotes hunts with strict limits to pay for stations and coyotes counts to help protect the population! Or go fundme! But the answer is less habitats and no prey because the rain has now dried up !

[@LuvThyMind29]

They're all over UCSD campus at night. I used to go on walks or bike rides through UCSD regularly in the evenings without ever seeing a coyote (just entire raccoon families). Now the raccoons have been replaced with coyotes..

[@AnEarthPerson]

ONE JUST ENTERED MY BACKYARD WHAT DO I DO

[@PedalsNPetals]

Seen them actually was driving looking out for some before i bike 😅

[@user-qb8fp8oj1p]

Take him/her home National Park by Toyota😘

[@ocularpressure4558]

Why there is it big?

[@kenc2257]

Pretty sure it's illegal to trap and relocate coyotes.

[@franklopez2969]

We have them in our neighborhood, never had a problem until obe day. One came right up to me and my small dogs, i used my pepper spray on it, and it ran away. I now also carry rocks in my pockets because pepper spray burned my eyes!

[@JJONNYREPP]

What you should do if you see a coyote in your neighborhood 0622am 21.10.23 maybe they're hungry...or if yer building yer homes on cayote land then maybe that's why? the joseph beuys footage was cool..

[@altair458]

Leave them alone. They wont bother you.

[@hephaestus6365]

They'll snatch your kids or your pets, but no, they usually won't bother an adult. Of course, that one woman got eaten last year by a few of them. I think she had earbuds in so they could easily sneak up on her.

[@mech2159]

Start selling coyote fur jackets?

[@finddeniro]

Bar bee Que ..

[@fishbowl9784]

Too many housing developments being built so half of their habitat is getting demolished by these developments

[@o.t.brenasis1325]

No, their population is getting too big to where they have to expand to places that they were never before. There are even coyote sighting in NYC now

[@DanielHernandez-cm3om]

Dont think your pets are safe having a wall or fence, coyotes will jump over easily and snatch your pets quickly

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

Not if the fence is high enough their not like feelines

[@DanielHernandez-cm3om]

@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk trust me they will climb a fence I seen it

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

@@DanielHernandez-cm3om Not if it's a brick wall.

[@DanielHernandez-cm3om]

@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk with restrictions of how high you could go on a wall they will still jump that brick wall, so now how you will come up with a steel wall 😅🤣

[@DanielHernandez-cm3om]

@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk should go check some videos of coyotes jumping walls and especially brick walls, seem you don't know and with the name wildlife warriors 😆😅🤣😍

[@sunshine_pnw]

I run with my dog through woods daily I'm aware of them since my dog traied to chase them. I stopped her and don't let her off my sight

[@CyclingSasquatch]

Next up, what you should do if you see a cloud in the sky over your neighborhood.

[@MrsT2018]

😂😂😂😂

[@finddeniro]

Barbeque...& Mittens...

[@animal1nstinct394]

I love coyotes

[@brandoncruise6398]

Most won't bother you at all. Don't be a parent who doesn't know how to keep an eye on your kids and/or pets. If they do attack, remember this: The average coyote weighs 30 pounds and you weigh at least 120 to 200 lbs. Make an example out of 1 or 2 and the rest will back off.

[@Larry93215]

Those animals run from people

[@dl4703]

I say "hello, Mr. Coyote...." Then I would pet it.

[@DeeSmith001]

Go hug a bobcat while you're at it.

[@StellaStar1818]

@@DeeSmith001don’t tell em that he may go do it.Ouchhh

[@MrsT2018]

nothing.. back to you

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

I would give the coyote a kiss in the cuddle

[@chetisanhart3457]

...or the loud sound of a gun.

[@kellyanndean9374]

If your good with animals ‼️‼️like I am,you talk to them,you do not‼️‼️call animal control ‼️‼️they will destroy them ‼️‼️

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

What are you smoking

[@Tony2ton-fn8bp]

They are scarddee cats...

[@ellaboobella8770]

Don’t forget… don’t run! Many people don’t think about what running means to a coyote, or even pet dogs. Prey runs. Running away is prey behavior. We love our coyotes, and we now have more because their home was in a large pecan grove about a mile away from us, and that grove was destroyed and turned into farmland. The coyotes had nowhere to go. It’s heartbreaking.

[@finddeniro]

Can Biden s border Control or Sum ting. ? Local political leaders ? As well..

[@orlandovega6958]

Call the cops. You cannot protect yourself

[@7spider391]

We keep putting buildings on there land thats why they pop in you're neighborhood and leave them alone

[@christhomas8921]

Coyotes are pretty much harmless.....your neighbor is way more dangerous and sadistic.